By Gillian Cross (author) , Richard Morgan (illustrator) Part of the 4U2read series
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Interest Age 7-12 Reading Age 7+ The best-selling author of The Demon Headmaster tells a thrilling and funny story about the taming of a wild horse. Mozart’s Banana is a horse who is a daft as his name. Even Sammy Foster who thinks he is top boy at everything can’t manage to stay on the horse.
But then Alice Brett turns up. She is determined to ride Mozart’s Bottom. Alice takes a long cool look at Mozart’s Banana. And she gets the librarian to get her some special books about horses. Will she dare ride such a dangerous horse – and will she be able to?
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7+
When Alice Brett moves from the city to a little village school, she's never seen a real live horse before. And famous village resident Mozart's Banana is not just any old horse - he's crazy! The children are banned from riding him, but when Sammy Foster dares Alice to get on Mozart's Banana's back, she takes it very seriously...just what does she have up her sleeve?
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Gillian Cross has won numerous literary prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children’s Novel Award (now the Costa), and the Smarties Prize.
Gillian Cross has been writing children’s books for over thirty years. Before that, she took English degrees at Oxford and Sussex Universities, and had various jobs including working in a village bakery and being an assistant to a Member of Parliament. She won the Carnegie Medal for Wolf , the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Children’s Novel Award for The Great Elephant Chase ; and the Little Rebels Award for After Tomorrow .
Read more about Gillian Cross and a Q&A with the author here .
Hi-Lo Books - perfect for engaging struggling and reluctant readers, those with English as an additional language and those with dyslexia
the best books for 9-12 year olds
When Alice Brett moves from the city to a little village school, she's never seen a real live horse before. And famous village resident Mozart's Banana is not just any old horse - he's crazy!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Mozart's Banana and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Mozart's Banana features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Mozart's Banana was written by Gillian Cross and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Mozart's Banana has 48 pages
Yes it is part of 4U2read series
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